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A feature of UK copyright law is that ripping songs from a CD isn't allowed. That could change soon as Lord Triesman, Minister for Intellectual Property, announced a consultation on IP reform that could make format shifting a legal right.
The sleeping giant stirs. Vivendi's Universal Music has said it is to test the digital sale of songs from artists without the customary copy-protection technology.
The record industry just doesn't get it ... Personally, I won't be rushing out to grab either the Daily Mail or a Prince CD, in fact, I may spend the afternoon working out how much they'd have to pay me :-)